The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-12

ent time We1gns fully as muCn. Strange
to say, mammoth pumpkins are all given
substance from artificial sources. Mr.. Cor
nish says the pumpkin exhibited has used
for fortnight past oyer pint of milk
daily. Near the pumpkin a root is sent
out from the vine, which, if unmolested,
would find its way to the ground for sus-
tenance. Experience has shown that
leading this root to basin containing milk
causes the material for frst-class Thanks
giving pies to ripen much quicker, and at
tain larger size than by permitting 1t TO
feed from the earth. After while, no
doubt, the gardener will bring the cultiva-
ton Of vegetables up to such science that
the pumpkin will absorb milk enough in
growing to need none in preparing it for
pies.
The Shorthorn rs General Purpose Cow.
We find the below article from the pen
OF a correspondent in the Breeders Gazette.
There is much truth in these claims. II
the shorthorn cow does not already pos
sess all the possible virtues of a general
purpose cow. probably some breeding to
that end will make her perfect. The writer
says:
breeds is all well enough, but when he
attacks the general purpose cow" or
shorthorn, he attacks one that has more
friends that all the other tribes OF cattle
put together. He says that "the genera
purpose cow is delusion." Now In that
statement he is just as much mistaken as
though he had "torn his shirt" No doubt
he Is correct from his point of view, there
in the East. 1t is a natural thing tor
Western farmers to sell off their poor milk
eTs and possibly some of theee COWS find
tier way into the hands of Eastern dairy
men.
have handled most all kinds OF cattle
in a small way, except pulled Angus, Here
ford, and Holstein Erie sian; am not farm
ing at present, bat keep a high-grade
Shorihorn COW to supply us with milk and
butter. She had her last calf in February
and at this time che gives about twenty
quarts OF milk per day. There Is no "de-
fusion" about that, and as the old COW
weighs about 400 pounds, and is per-
petual mixer, i fail to see where the "de-
fusion" comes In. This cows sire be-
longtd to the Hibernia family, and was
bred in Kentucky. He never got poorer
mixer that know OF, and l owned him
seven years.
1 suppose that nineteen out OF every
twenty farmers around here carry on gem
eral mixed farming. They raise cattle,
horses, hogs, and some sheep. They milk
a few cows and raise a few steers every
year. Nearly every one has grade Short
horns. 1t was not an unusual thing for
me TO get about as much Tor yearling
steer weighing from 500 to 1000 pounds
as his dam would sell for; and some times
a COW would have her udder hurt and be
spoiled as a good mixer, when all we had
to do was to feed her up, and sometimes
get good price. l remember one 4-year.
old COW that had failed to breed, and
sold her, right from June. grass pasture her
weight was 1,600 pounds. There are poor
mixers and some that are just as good as
the best in the shorthorn race OF cattle,
and my advice 10 the young farmer is to
keep these best ones.
There is another important item which
is not often thought OF till to late, and that
is the disposition OF the cattle. never
had any trouble 10 break young Shorthorn
COWS to milk. We just took the pail, sat
down and MIXED; of course the COW was
either in the stgnchion or tied in the barn.
And | never had any trouble with an ugly
Shorthorn bull l never saw one; and that
is more than l can say for these little yell
low Jerseys. Several persons have been in
jured by them in this country.